Dischard of the Stone. VERGEZE A.

“Discharging of the Stone” - a love story in life, the history of betrayal and atonement, human weakness and strength of the spirit, expulsion and a long return home. In the Missionary Hospital of Addis Abube, under tragic, truly Shakespearean circumstances, two boys, two twins, fused by the heads, Marion and Shiva are born. Born by the beautiful Indian nun, the boys of the orphan, barely having time to be born. The art and courage of doctors who divided them immediately after birth determined their purpose. Marion and Shiva will connect their future with medicine, but everyone will go their own way. They are waiting for an amazing, tragic and full of incredible events fate. Absolutely happy childhood and dramatic youth, the search for oneself and his roots, the search for the father, betrayal and passionate desire to atone for guilt, love, similar to obsession, and jealousy that is having a eater soul. And all this is under the canopy of medicine that makes up the essence of everyone's life. No matter what happens to the heroes of this truly a great novel, no matter what torment has happened, surgery has always remained the main thing for them - the matter for which they came to this world. The university, who has passed, like his heroes, through all the stages of the formation of a doctor, sometimes in very difficult conditions. His novel “Discharging of Stone”, first released a dozen years ago, is now rightfully considered a classic. Amazing penetration and reliability, the deepest knowledge of the profession and the magnificent literary style allow you to call Verghese a book one of the most significant medical novels of the last century.